diff --git a/src/operator/nn/dnnl/dnnl_where.cc b/src/operator/nn/dnnl/dnnl_where.cc
index 99d44c04e7f3..71b053e02ebf 100644
--- a/src/operator/nn/dnnl/dnnl_where.cc
+++ b/src/operator/nn/dnnl/dnnl_where.cc
@@ -177,8 +177,6 @@ void DNNLWhereFwd::Execute(const Tensors& tensors,
 
   mxnet::dnnl_output_t out_mem = CreateDNNLMem(tensors.output, binary_sum_pd.dst_desc(), req[0]);
 
-  const auto& ishape = tensors.left.shape();
-
   const int dtype_size =
       std::max(GetTypeSize(tensors.condition.dtype()), GetTypeSize(tensors.left.dtype()));